Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Charadriiformes > Family: Charadriidae > Genus: Vanellus > Species: Vanellus gregarius

Sociable Plover - Vanellus gregarius (Pallas, 1771)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Critically Endangered (IUCN)
Protected by	5 international agreements
Natura 2000 species code	A606

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Critically Endangered

Europe

Critically Endangered

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Chettusia gregaria)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex I: migratory species which are endangered and must be protected by Parties (Migratory species of Charadriidae)	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Charadriidae)
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies	http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Abibe-gregário	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Arohyyppä	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Avefría Sociable	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Czajka towarzyska	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Keptuška stepní	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Lilebíbic	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pavoncella gregaria	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Sociable Plover	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Stäppvipa	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Steppekievit	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Steppenkiebitz	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vanneau sociable	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Chettusia gregaria	(Pallas, 1771)
Charadrius gregarius	Pallas, 1771

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Biogeographic region	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Azerbaijan		0/10 (individuals)	1996-2002	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation		25/80 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2